The annual meeting in Gualala will be April 20th at the Gualala Art Center 46501 Old State Highway in Gualala

Our speaker is Richard Kuehn on "Birding the Island Nation of Cuba"

Last April 2014, travel to Cuba was more restricted than it appears it will be in the future. But this was when Sea Rancher, Richard Kuehn, and his husband, Dean Schuler, joined several others willing to follow the then current rules required for doing a "bird survey" in Cuba as birdwatching has been ruled a "tourist activity" and therefore restricted.

Though our group dipped on a few of the endemics, we did see arguably the most sought after one, the smallest bird in the world - the Bee Hummingbird. We also saw their national bird, the stunning Cuban Trogan, as well as many other colorful and interesting species.

Please plan to join Rich for an interesting presentation of the birds they saw and a commentary about the country, their governance and the people they encountered on this amazing adventure.

Entries for our new logo:
Let us know which one you'd like to see representing the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society by emailing Audubon at MCN dot Org with the position of the entry noted by April 15th. Entries are invisibly numbered left to right, top to bottom, 1 through 4.

Saturday 2 Beginner Bird WalkBotanical Gardens 9AM*2-3 Heron Days Lakeside County Park near Kelseyville and Redbud Park, Clearlake
Saturday 9 Field Trip Navarro River and Beach 9AM - meets at the south end of the Navarro River bridge. Leader: David Jensen
Saturday 16 Family Bird WalkBig River Haul Road 9-11AM Meet at the parking lot close to the yellow gate entrance to the Haul Road.
Monday 18 MeetingCaspar Community Center 7PM Our speaker will be Floyd Hayes
on his Adventures in Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil
Wednesday 20 Bird WalkBotanical Gardens 8AM*Sunday 24 Fourth Sunday Bird Tour - The new trail on the former GP property 10AM Meet in parking lot at foot of Elm Street, Fort Bragg. Leader: Dave Jensen